Modeling Process
· Define and articulate the Issue or Problem (focus the effort)
-- explicit purpose
-- Reference Behavior Pattern (RBP)
-- diagram

· Formulate Model
· Develop & Represent Dynamic Hypotheses
· Think operationally: map what you can simulate
--identify containers storage
--characterize flows
--identify feedback loops
--specification and calibration (determine equations & parameters)

· Test the Model
· Debugging
-- mechanical mistake tests
-- robustness tests
-- diagnosing surprise behavior

· Verification
--understanding model behavior and dynamics
--hypothesis tests
--exploring dynamic behavior

· Validation
--replicate RBP
--challenge the boundaries (extensive & intensive)

· Model Application & Transfer
· Design and Evaluate Policies
– policy and theory to support it
-- sensitivity
-- scenario

· Make Learning Available (communicate)
-- develop a drama
-- design a learning progression
-- implement a learning progression
-- create in-character feedback and coaching sequences